Sanctions are often said to be “targeted”. In practice, however, they are collective punishment. They squeeze the middle classes and impose a disproportionate burden on the poorest and most vulnerable. Photo: EPA-EFE

Opinion

Opinion

The View by Hassan Hakimian

Donald Trump’s economic sanctions on Iran are doomed to fail, as a century of experience reveals

A century of experience with sanctions, most often imposed by large nations against the small, details the pain they inflict and shows up their ineffectiveness

Among the flawed arguments used to justify them, seven fallacies must be debunked

Sanctions are often said to be “targeted”. In practice, however, they are collective punishment. They squeeze the middle classes and impose a disproportionate burden on the poorest and most vulnerable. Photo: EPA-EFE